Hood-support for automobiles



Y. SKALA.

HOOD SUPPORT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24, 1919.

Patented June 22, 1920.

' UNITED STAT YARO SKALA, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HOOD-SUPPORT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented June 22, 1920.

Application filed April 24,1919. Serial No. 292,517.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YARO SKALA, a citizen of Austria-Iiungary, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hood- Supports for Automobiles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description; reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to provide a support for the hood-cover of self propelled road vehicles which shall prevent the rattling and chafing of that cover against the radiator and other parts-near which it lies. It is the customary practice to hinge this hood-cover to amember which bridges the space between the cowl and radiator, and to clamp down the two leaves or sections thereof by suitable hooks or clips so that the forward edges of the cover rest directly upon the rearward portion of. the radiator. The shocks of the road and the vibration of the machine cause a serious rattling and chafing at this point, not only objectionable because of the noise but frequently wearing through the metal of the radiator, and by reason of the strain and hammering causing leaks andbreaks within the radiator itself. It is the object of this inventionto provide a support for this hood-cover independent of the radiator and. preferably of a yielding construction so that the former will no longer bear directly thereon; while refinements of the said invention pertain to a detail construction whereby the device is rendered adaptable to a large variety ofmakes of cars and its manipulation facilitated.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this application I have illustrated one embodiment of my said invention, although not by bodiment whereby my inventive idea can be utilized. In these drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved device as applied to an automobile; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device alone; Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the device 2 shown in Figs. 1 and 2, partlydisassembled and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a modified form of device.

Describing the parts by reference characters 1 represents the radiator, 2 the cowl and 3 the engine ofan automobile. 4 represents a brace rod frequently employed for steadying and supporting the radiator ininvention I barrel is a spring tion of any means the only em reprewhich is lunged upon a sultable sockets 7, 7 cardependently of the hood-cover; and 5 sents the hood-cover rod Gattached to ried by the cowl and radiator independently of the rod 4. 8, 8 represent the hooks or clips by which the hood-cover is ordinarily held down and 9, 9 represent the sockets into whichsaid' clips are attached.

According to the preferred form of my provide a base plate 10 adapted to be bolted to the cylinder head of the engine" and having a pair of upright cylindrical barrels 11, 11 located one on each side of the median line. In the bottom of each 12, above which is a plunger 13 whose upper end is secured in the sockets 14, 14 to which is secured the shoe 15 preferably having a soft lining 16.

The base block 10 is preferably formed with elongated slots 20, 20 extending in different directions for the reception of attaching bolts (usually the same bolts as those which secure the cylinder head in place). The plungers 13 preferably consist of mere sec-- tions of gas pipe which can be cut to any length necessary to accommodate the particular installation in view and the shoe 15 is preferably made of sheetsteel of sufficient rigidity for the purpose in view and yet sufliciently flexible so that it can be bent to correspond to the slope and configurathe particular hood-cover. The middle part of this'shoe is formed with a depressed portion 21 for the reception of the enlargement provided for the rod 6. A

pivoted hook 22 is shown'for the purpose of securing the device with the plungers in depressed position so as to facilitate the original attachment of the hoodcover, after which it is released. This hook is here shown as attached to an integral web 23 formed between the barrels 11, 11 and engaging a similar web 24 connecting the sockets 14, 14. The twin arrangement enables the rod 4 toproject freely between the plungers, and also provides a somewhat uniform pressure upon the two sides of the cover.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a device comprising a single barrel 11* having a plunger 13 telescoped .therein, the. barrel being pivotally attached to a shoe 10 and theplunger similarly attached to ashoe 16. Both shoes are shown as made of ductile metal and originally'made'flat, except for a central notch 21 The device can be used either end up and either or both shoes can be bent to conform to the shape of the part engaged thereby. Either shoe can likewise be secured in place if desired. Instead of a hook to connect the parts in compressed relation, have shown the barrel 11 as formed with an aperture 25 and the plunger with an aperture 26 adapted to register therewith and to receive a suitable pin, such as a nail. The pivoted attachment of both shoes causes the same to bear upon the two sides of the hood with substantially an equal pressure. It will be apparent that many other changes can be made within the scope of my inventive idea.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. In a self-propelled vehicle, a radiator, a hood cover, and a support for said hood cover located rearwardly of and independent from said radiator and carried by the engine.

2. In a seltpropelled vehicle, a radiator, a hood cover overlapping the rearward part of said radiator, and supporting means independent of said radiator and located on the engine head for supporting the surfaces of said cover out of contact with the radiator.

3. In a self-propelled vehicle, a radiator, a

'hood cover overlapping the rearward part of said radiator, and yielding supporting means lndependent of said radiator and lo cated on the engine head for supporting the surfaces of said cover out of contact with the radiator.

4. In a self-propelled vehicle, a radiator, a hood cover overlapping the rearward part of said radiator, a socket-member carried by a part of said vehicle independent of said radiator plunger-member carried by said socket and having a cover-engaging part, and springmeans tending to raise said plunger-member whereby said hood-cover supported.

In a self-propelled vehicle, the eombination with an engine, a radiator forward of said engine, and a hood-cover overlying said engine and overlapping the rearward part of the radiator, of a supporting device carried by the engine and engaging said hoodcover in supporting relation, whereby it is held out of contact with said radiator.

6. In a self-propelled vehicle, the combination with an engine, a radiatorforward of said engine, and a hood-cover overlying said engine and overlapping the rearward part of the radiator, of a base-member and a shoe-member, one of the same having a socket and the other having a plunger entering said socket, one of said members resting on said engine and the other engaging said hood-cover, and a spring tending toforce them apart.

y 7 In a self-propelled vehicle, the combinatlon with an engine, a radiator forward and in the rear thereof, a

of said engine, and a hood-cover overlying said engine and overlapping the rearward part of the radiator, of a base-member and a shoe-member, one of the same having a socket and the other having a plunger entering said socket, one of said members resting on said engine and the other engaging said hood-cover, a spring tending to force said members apart, and means for locking said members together against the action of said spring.

8. In a self-propelled vehicle, the combination with an engine, a radiator forward of said engine, and a hood cover overlying said engine and overlapping the rearward part of the radiator, of a base member and a shoe member, one of said members having a pair of spaced parallel sockets and the other having a pair of plungers adapted to enter said sockets, one of said members resting on said engine and the other engaging said hood cover, and a spring tending to force said members apart.

9. In a self-propelled vehicle, the combination with an engine, a radiator forward of said engine, and a hood cover overlying said engine and overlapping the rearward part of the radiator, of a telescoping support having at one end a base resting on the engine and at the other end a shoe engaging said hood cover, and a spring tending to extend said member and raise said cover.

' 10. In a self-propelled vehicle, the combination with an engine, a radiator forward of said engine, and a hood cpver overlying said engine and overlapping the rearward part of the radiator, of a telescoping support having at one end a base resting on the engine and at the other end a shoe engaging said hoodcover, and a spring tending to extend said member and raise said cover,said shoe being made of bendable metal to conform to the shape of the hoodcover.

11. As an article of manufacture, a hoodsupport for automobiles comprising a tele scoping member having an expansion spring, a base at one end adapted to rest on the engine, and a shoe at the other end adapted to engage the hood cover and hold it out of contact with the radiator.

12. As an article of manufacture, a hoodsupport for automobiles comprising a telescoping member having an expansion spring, a base at one end adapted to rest on the engine, and a shoe at the other end adapted to engage the hood cover and hold it out of contact with the radiator, said shoe being made of an elongated strip of bendable metal whereby it may be shaped to conform to the shape of the hood.

13. As an article of manufacture, a hood support for automobiles comprising a base, a pair of parallel sockets carried thereby, plnngers in said sockets, a shoe to which said plungers are attached, means for attaching said base to the top of an engine, and spring means tending to force said shoe and base apart.

14. As an article of manufacture, a hood support for automobiles comprising a base, a pair of parallel sockets carried thereby, plungers in said sockets, a shoe to which said plungers are attached, and made of bendable metal, and spring means tending to force said shoe and base apart, said base having a. 10

plurality of slots therein, angularly disposed relatively to each other and adapted to receive the cylinder-head bolts whereby it may be secured in place.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my 15 signature.

YARO SKALA. 

